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El Pais Front Page 5/12/2024The front page of El Pais reports France is left without a government after the left and the far right support…

At the beginning of November, the National Police arrested three local police officers from Santa Susanna (Barcelona) and the PP councilor of the municipality, Inmaculada…

French authorities rescue 85 migrants trying to cross Channel Authorities say ‘numerous’ boats set out to sea and that one called for help after hitting…

  The eyes of Víctor Ángel Torres, minister of the Government of Spain, light up when he hears the question. “Is the government afraid of…

She is a tiny woman, but she alone explains an entire neighborhood to you. There is a woman in La Latina who, once a week,…

For the past week, tens of thousands of Georgians have been protesting against the country’s newly elected Moscow-friendly government and there’s end in sight. DW…

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, despised this Wednesday the landing of Óscar López as general secretary of the PSOE of…

France is once again without a government: Michel Barnier fails as prime minister after just three months. The left-wing coalition’s no-confidence vote received crucial support…

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a vote of no confidence this afternoon which could bring down his minority government.

“Perhaps, if one is permitted to draw a lesson at such a dramatic moment, his excess of programmatic Europeanism, coupled with a lack of pragmatic Europeanism, has ultimately turned against him. If he had succeeded in realising at least some of the projects he announced, if he had really dared to share with his allies the military and nuclear supremacy he wields in Europe, France and Europe themselves would not be reduced to this pitiful state today.”

“Interest rates would rise. The financial markets are worried about France. They don’t know which way our country is headed. … France’s attractiveness would decline. In recent years, since 2015, France has become more attractive to foreign investors. … But since the dissolution of parliament, investors have been asking themselves: should they invest elsewhere? Should they wait and see if France remains hospitable? Some projects have already been cancelled, others have been scaled back or postponed. The fall of the Barnier government would only fuel this spiral of mistrust.”

“The appointment of a new prime minister and a new government would significantly curb Marine Le Pen’s party’s influence. Right now, everyone realises that the future of the government lies in her hands, since it can only stay in power thanks to her goodwill. She is playing this card well by raising the stakes. If a new government is appointed in the near future, whether on a joint (undoubtedly more left-wing) basis or as a ‘technical’ government, her influence would be severely limited, if not reduced to zero.”

“Rather, the entire political elite must ask itself whether it has grasped the seriousness of the situation. France is sitting on Europe’s highest mountain of debt and needs to make cutbacks in order to preserve some budgetary leeway and not gamble away the dented confidence of rating agencies and bond markets. There has been no shortage of warning shots. And one thing is also clear: in the coming months, France’s ability to act will be even more limited than it already is. This is bad news for Europe, which should actually be worrying about other things in view of the geopolitical challenges.”

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlights in its World Economic Outlook report, published this Wednesday, that consumption is going to be the…

Today’s almanac, December 4 On December 4, 1977 Jean-Bédel Bokassa, also known as Bokassa I, crowned himself emperor of Central Africa in 1977. For the…

Ukraine pushes for NATO membership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now proposed allowing those parts of Ukraine that are free to join the alliance. Russian-occupied…

The Government believes that the summons of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in the case brought against the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, gives it fresh…

Le Monde Front Page 4/12/2024 The front page of Le Monde leads on French political news.  Michel Barnier activated article 49.3 on Monday to try…

Services sector records strong November growth The service sector saw strong growth during the month of November as demand conditions improved, with new business rising…

Die Welt front page 4/12/2024 The front page of Die Welt this morning leads with reports there are 200,000 migrants in Germany that are required…

El Pais Front Page 4/12/2024The front page of the Spanish newspaper El Pais leads with the chaos in South Korea following the president’s decision to…

This Thursday, two months after the last and fruitless meeting, representatives of the Government of Spain will sit at the table with those of the…

Exhausting weeks with only one day off, working as interns caring for dependent elderly people or doing housework. Without the right to vacations, without health…

Feijóo, about his desire to fire Sánchez: “Me, anxiety? None. “Anxiety belongs to the Spanish”The leader of the PP has rejected being eager to evict…

France’s Financial Struggles Deepen Amid Political Tensions What is happening in France? Well the simple answer is France is broke! The country is grappling with…